Frank Ntilikina’s shooting slump finally dragged him under. After hitting just 21 percent from the floor over his last five games, the Knicks’ 2017 first-round draft pick was benched by coach David Fizdale for the 109-95 loss to Milwaukee at the Garden on Christmas Day.
Trey Burke, who Fizdale had sitting for the two previous games, played 14 minutes and had two points on 1-for-7 shooting.
“Frank has been struggling [and] Trey is back [so] let’s take a look at it,” Fizdale said. “That’s kind of what I’ve been doing with these guys: when one guy hits a certain amount of gas where he is struggling, the next guy is up [and] let’s give them a look.